Leslie Lopez Weather Discussion – Monday, December 8, 2014

It’s going to be a wonderful and warm afternoon today! We are expected to reach 80° Inland today and remain lovely and comfortable at the Coast at 74°.

This warm weather pattern will shift to a slow cool-down starting tomorrow and day by day we will cool off right through the weekend getting to the upper 60’s for the weekend.

RAIN:

The reason for the cool-down is the migration of a storm coming our way from the Pacific Northwest on Friday. So far, it looks like we may receive some nice rainfall totals and also some snowfall.

For the Coast anywhere from .75″ – 1.25″; Inland 1.00″ to 1.50″; Mountains 2″ – 3″, Desert .25″ or less.

Right now, it looks like the snowfall totals will remain above 7,000 feet Friday afternoon with a dusting to a couple of inches. It will then drop to about 5,500 feet in the evening and likely our local mountains will not see snow accumulations, unfortunately.

Saturday morning, we are expecting to see a few spotty showers hang around, then back to warmer weather on Sunday.

SURF:

We have a Beach Hazards Statement in place beginning tonight through Saturday evening, Surf is expected to reach 5-8 footers with an occasional 9 footer rolling in on Wednesday. The current will be strong, therefore rip currents are a concern the next few days. Stay cautious out there!

7-day outlook issued by the National Weather Service as of Monday 11am:

…BEACH HAZARDS STATEMENT IN EFFECT FROM TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT FOR THE BEACHES…

.TODAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS 71 TO 76. LIGHT WINDS.

.TONIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY DENSE FOG OVERNIGHT. LOCAL VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES OVERNIGHT. LOWS 47 TO 56. LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING MOSTLY SUNNY. PATCHY DENSE FOG IN THE MORNING. LOCAL VISIBILITY ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS AT TIMES IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 69 TO 74. LIGHT WINDS.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. LOWS 47 TO 56. LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING…BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 67 TO 72. LIGHT WINDS.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…BECOMING MOSTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG OVERNIGHT. LOWS 50 TO 57.

.THURSDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG IN THE MORNING. HIGHS AROUND 69.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING…THEN CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. LOWS 52 TO 58. 

.FRIDAY…RAIN LIKELY. HIGHS AROUND 65.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY. CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING… THEN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN OVERNIGHT. LOWS 46 TO 54.

.SATURDAY…PARTLY CLOUDY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING. HIGHS 62 TO 67.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 46 TO 53. .SUNDAY…MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS 67 TO 72.